Is this the kind of law we can all get, ahem, in front of?
In Katherine Gundelfinger’s view, women should have “equal access to sunshine.’’ That means being able to walk or bike shirtless through downtown, or bathe at Onota Lake wearing only a pair of bikini bottoms.
“Here I am, a grown woman, who can’t go for a swim and feel the sun on my chest and feel comfortable,’’ said Gundelfinger, 39.
Prompted by this “major resentment,’’ Gundelfinger said, she has collected the 200 signatures needed to pose what might be the state’s most unusual ballot question in the Nov. 2 election.
The nonbinding question will be considered only by voters in the Third Berkshire District, which has about 40,000 residents. It seeks to rewrite the legal definition of nudity, so that the same rules apply to both genders. Gundelfinger, an amateur artist, launched the ballot effort after failing at Pittsfield City Hall in 2007 to win a woman’s right to swim topless
I vote “aye!”
More safe but racy below the break
I see by your pink outfit that you support breast cancer awareness month. Here! You dropped some of your support!
Nice Work, lol!
It should only be legal if staring doesn’t equal sexual harassment. Because I’m pretty sure I’d stare.
You just know some of the ladies would get all bent out of shape by men staring. They don’t realize it is part of our DNA.
‘the non binding question’…
pretty good unintentional pun there.
While the image you provide is somewhat compelling for the initiative, close your eyes and imagine Helen Thomas on the same beach, soaking up the sun while tanning topless.
Oh, man, that is so wrong, GT
guitar,
I am with you. The women I have seen protesting these laws definitely need to keep there clothes on. And I agree with the other commenters, as a male you would get into difficulty by following your natural impulse to stare and drool. I have done that on some beaches in Hawaii and the women do find it offensive.
Now you get politically correct..almost -